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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
(PLAX) • Parasternal ... • PSAX: Aortic ... • PSAX: Mitral ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
A: Apical SC ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... short axes in TTE ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pt had mitral valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... PSLA view with subtle ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
- POCUS Echocardiogram ... Apical 4-chamber view ... TTE is 84% sensitive ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
failure • Altered mental ... • Using IV heroin ... demonstrate a mobile mitral ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
this subxiphoid view ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
parasternal short axis view ... the aortic valve ... Central nodular ... #POCUS #TTE #PSAX ... #AorticValve #Cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
territory] In PLAX ... view, The unechoic ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c